Coatings for Food Technology and System
A section of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Section Information
Aims
The section “Coatings for Food Technology and System” aims to cover fundamental and applied aspects related to coatings for the food sector. This section expects contributions that can provide an advancement in knowledge and understanding of phenomena connected with the design, development, and performance of coatings primarily intended for direct or indirect quality preservation and shelf life extension of foods. Particularly welcome are works focusing on the role of the coating as the interface between the substrate and the surrounding environment, that is, how the coating affects phenomena including mass transfer, mechanical properties, contaminations, interaction with light, etc.
These coatings can be of different origin (e.g., organic, inorganic, and hybrid), deposited according to different techniques (e.g., dipping, spraying, brushing, and roll coating), applied on different substrates (e.g., directly on the food, on the packaging materials, and on food equipment), and have different attributes and features (e.g., edible/non edible, active/passive, micro-/nano-sized, etc.).
A non-exhaustive list of topics suitable for this section includes:
- Coatings for packaging optimization (downgauging, eco-design, recyclability, etc.)
- Edible coatings for food preservation
- Active coatings (e.g., antimicrobial, antioxidant, etc.)
- Barrier coatings (e.g., against gases, vapors, UV-Vis light)
- Nanostructured and nanocomposite coatings
- Characterization of coatings
- New deposition techniques
- Coatings for eco-design
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Novel Trends and Emerging Technologies in Green Coatings and Packaging Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Bio-Nanocomposite Coatings: A Potential Strategy to Improve the Overall Performance of Food Packaging Materials (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Chitosan and Other Edible Coatings with Antimicrobial Activity: Synthesis, Properties and Horticultural Applications II (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Research on Food Packaging and Storage (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Trends in Sustainable Food Packaging and Coatings (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Recent Advances in Food Bio-Preservation Films (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Edible Films and Coatings: Fundamentals and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Functional Coatings in Postharvest Fruit and Vegetables (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Novel Advances in Food Contact Materials (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Bioactive Edible Films for Food Packaging and Storage (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advanced Coatings and Films for Food Packing and Storage, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Advances in Food Technology: Bioactive Films and Coatings for Food Packaging (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances and Trends in Edible Films and Coatings (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Bio-Based and Biodegradable Packaging Materials for Food Contact (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Biodegradable Films and Composite Coatings: Current and Future Trends (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
